Synopsys Scientific Systems, a subsidiary of
Pharmacopeia, Inc., announces the launch of its new Accord Grid Control.
This latest addition to Synopsys' range of
software development tools for
chemistry allows developers to display and manipulate chemical objects in a
grid format alongside associated text and numerical data. Chemical objects that
can be inserted into the grid include molecules, reactions, and R-group
fragments. In essence, the Accord Grid Control is a light-weight chemical
spreadsheet component that can be embedded and used in custom
applications.
The Accord Grid Control is an Active X control, making it easy to build into
Windows applications, especially ones developed using a visual programming
environment, such as Visual Basic, Delphi, C++ or Internet Explorer (4
upwards). Potential uses for the Grid Control include:
Presenting the results of a chemical database search.
Selecting
reagents for a
combinatorial chemistry experiment.
Visualising the contents of a multi-record chemistry file (e.g. SD or RD
files).
Setting up and displaying the results of an R-group analysis.
The Accord Grid Control can operate in one of two modes: Standard Mode, in
which the data is loaded into the control where it can be manipulated, sorted,
deleted, etc. and then, if required, saved to a file. Virtual Mode allows the
control to act as a 'window' onto a data source, typically a database table. As
the data is retrieved on demand as a user scrolls, there is no practical limit on
size of the record set that can be navigated.
The Accord Grid Control is a stand-alone product that forms part of the
Accord Visual Objects suite. Together with Synopsys' other development
tools, such as the Accord SDK and the Accord ActiveX Chemistry Control,
users have access to an unsurpassed range of functions, calculators, drivers
and visualisation methods to support drug discovery and chemical
development. The Accord Grid control is compatible with Internet Explorer (4
upwards).
A number of fully documented examples are provided, with source code, to get
developers up and running quickly and easily. Both developer and run-time
licences are available, which makes fielding of end-user applications very cost
effective.
The Accord Grid Control is based on Rogue Wave's Objective Grid
component, which means that Synopsys has concentrated on what it does
best -making mainstream tools and technologies chemistry aware - without
having to 'reinvent the wheel'.